I am so disappointed with Tom Fords comment .
It just goes to show that you can take the boy outta Texas- but yah can't take Texas outtta the boy. Hey look at Bush .

I guess its a principle thing for some, in that part of the States to make the most absurd comments and not accept things for what they truly are. What's in the drinking water down there in Texas? .

I agree with all my fellow Spotters that he is/ was clearly unhappy that he was not well recieved by the French ( good going Softgrey)- instead of learning and accepting critique, he in whining like a small child I am disgusted.

You are not as fabulous as you think darling!! There's always someone more fan-tabulous then you- accept it.

Originally posted by helena@Nov 16 2004, 10:00 AMsorry but am I alone in thinking that working a 35 hour week is a good thing? surely that makes for a happier, more well rounded person & therefore population? The french are streets ahead of us all when it comes to culture, intellectualism and general level of education. They learn english & spanish from the age of six.... They have an extremely advanced state education system. Is that not the foundation of a meritocracy? They are not a nation plagued by obesity or poverty.....and thats just me getting started on the topic. How can this moron of a man, from Texas, possibly say that the french are an abberation?

...no doubt he'll have his sights set on high things though....

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I agree with you there. Tom sounds very angry and that's not very becoming.

And what about his (former) muse? Carine Roitfield? The French Vogue mistress? This sounds very red-neck IMHO, it's true that French politics need an update and they need to ease on some of that chauvinism but this is narrow-minded.

Originally posted by helena@Nov 16 2004, 11:00 AMsorry but am I alone in thinking that working a 35 hour week is a good thing? surely that makes for a happier, more well rounded person & therefore population? The french are streets ahead of us all when it comes to culture, intellectualism and general level of education. They learn english & spanish from the age of six.... They have an extremely advanced state education system. Is that not the foundation of a meritocracy? They are not a nation plagued by obesity or poverty.....and thats just me getting started on the topic. How can this moron of a man, from Texas, possibly say that the french are an abberation?

...no doubt he'll have his sights set on high things though....

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I couldn't agree more. Tom has to calm down a bit. A 35hr work week is a bad thing? Come on Tom, you're just bitter because you didn't have a life ever since you took on YSL on top of Gucci, "Mr. Workaholic."

In any event, why are we all still talking about Tom Who? He was never bigger than the brand- but maybe I'm not far enough removed....

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Originally posted by modelmama@Nov 17 2004, 12:02 PMI am so disappointed with Tom Fords comment .
It just goes to show that you can take the boy outta Texas- but yah can't take Texas outtta the boy. Hey look at Bush .

I guess its a principle thing for some, in that part of the States to make the most absurd comments and not accept things for what they truly are. What's in the drinking water down there in Texas? .

Bought my copy of the Tom Ford book today, I know his capabilities aren't always appreciated on this board but I mainly bought it was a reference for the 90s era. The Gucci/Ford years when the campaigns were the talk of the day and Gucci was taken out of its coma. Let's call it: Zeitgeist. What do you think about the book? Love it? Hate it? One thing is for sure, the book itself is beautiful.